Category Archives: Church Services

St. Nicholas of Japan as born in 1836 in Smolensk Province, the son of a deacon.  After graduating from the St. Petersburg Theological Academy in 1860, he became a priest-monk and volunteered to be a chaplain in Hakodate, Japan. At … Continue reading →

(February 9th) At the end of St. Matthew’s Gospel, before He ascends to heaven, Jesus Christ says: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the … Continue reading →

(February 1st) As we know, the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church are separated from each other, and have been so for almost a thousand years. But this means that they were one for close to a thousand … Continue reading →

​(January 24) There is a tendency to think that the Liturgy of the church is something that the clergy and that lay people are passive. But this is not true. The Liturgy is something done by clergy and laity together. … Continue reading →

Most people even if they are not Christian have a favorable view of Jesus Christ (although we remember the hatred of Christianity in the Soviet Union and other places). Many people will acknowledge Jesus as a great moral teacher, a … Continue reading →